Diabetics can go through hell

While you run to the store and pile the groceries into your cart just stop and think for a minute... I bet you that more than half of the items you put into the cart a diabetic can't eat them. Or they have to eat them in such moderation that even over a few tablespoons can cause problems for them.

You do not realize how much junk you are eating till you are put on a diabetic diet. Foods as simple as a can of fruit are bad for them. So while you reach for that box of cereal, or that bag of chips maybe you too should eat better?

If your over weight, or you have diabetes in the family. Both of these increases your chances of getting diabetes. On several websites they said that a person that has the disposition of getting diabetes needs to watch their diet early instead of later. You guard your diet, don't let you diet guard you. Because just like me diabetes could sneak up on you one day, and take out one or two organs, or cause you to lose a foot, and yes even your life. Is all that processed food, sugar, and carbs worth it?

Diabetes is a thief. If your not careful your life can be turned upside down.

Back to the grocery store... a few extra words

I went back to the grocery store. This time I went armed and ready. The only problem I had this time was selecting a sugar substitute. The price on that stuff is outrageous. Other than that I don't think I did half bad. I got fresh veggies like carrots, broccoli, salad fixings. Chicken, that I took the skin off and froze. For a salt substitute I picked up two bottles of Mrs. dash. I only got two single small cheap frozen Mac and cheese bowls. A few said as long as you don't over do the bad foods then you will be fine. So I got just two servings of that for my splurge for the month. All in all I don't think I did bad this time at all.

When you first get diagnosed with diabetes I believe you go through far more than just denial. First you go through the shock of finding out. Next is dealing with the restrictions. Then you learn you are stuck with this crap for the rest of your life, and it wont get better, and it can get worse. Denial is just a part of this. I still say to myself "Did they make a mistake when they diagnosed me as being diabetic?" Can it happen? I am sure it could happen. But regardless at this time after I found out it was so prevalent in my family. I may doubt it some, but looking at the rest of my family and the amount of diabetes in my family. It would still be just a matter of time till they said "You definitely have it this time." The only thing I wonder about at this point is the fact I am not over weight like some are. Plus I have to admit that I really feel for the ones that are diabetic and over weight. And what about the children with this disease? Because some are so young, quite a few of them don't know what life is like without diabetes. If you never remembered what it was like before diabetes... Diabetes would still suck right?

I guess I can still count my blessings. I have a few nephews, and nieces that have had it sense they were very young. I guess in a way they too can count their blessings. They are managable for now.

Those darn numbers

I have this little book that I write my numbers in. I guess all diabetics have them. Mine is showing numbers all over the place. Like the day I decided to eat chili. Well I didn't know chili was bad for you. I mean it has beans in it. Or at least mine did. I like chili. Unfortunately chili no longer likes me. My number went up to 178. That was almost 3 hours later! It lingered at that number or about that number for some time. So I didn't eat the next meal on my list. Ok so I thought everything was fine. But I had a appointment at the doctors that week. How the hell that doctor knew I skipped a meal is beyond me. But he did. But I wasn't in the mood for a ER visit. So I thought I was doing a good thing. I mean I was scared if I ate the next number would be over 200. But nope the doctor said no I wasn't. I can't skip meals either. Darn it. How did he know?

Another day for the diabetic

Well, this week has been interesting. After doing some asking around I found out their is a cool website that points you in the right direction on the right foods and amount to eat each day. http://www.diabetic-diet-recipes.com/food_exchange_list.htm This page is great. Maybe soon I will find even more pages worth looking at. BTW you may want to print that page too.

Yippy! Lets go get groceries

My first visit to the grocery store after diagnoses. I figured this wont be hard. Stay away from a lot of the processed foods because they have the most salt, starch and sugar in them. No problem! UGH. All the foods I love I can no longer eat. Pizza was out. My chef boy R Dee spaghetti and meatballs was out. Hell I was looking at rabbit food. Stuck with the fresh because I was scared too touch anything else they had. Have you looked at the sodium content on some of that stuff? Per serving one had 340grams of the crap. Sugar you say? Well if its processed food then it has it. Those fillers are all starches too. I left the store with three items salad fixings and low cal Italian dressing. Plus some low cal yogurt. UGH Cooking is no longer fun. I never had a weight problem. I could eat anything and not gain a pound. Now I wonder how this changing how I eat will affect me?

I don't think I can do this diabetes diet without some help. How much salt is safe? How much sugar is safe? Can I eat regular food as long as I don't over do it? What is considered a portion? How can I tell by looking at the labels if the product is ok? Is it enough to worry about just the leanness of the product. I mean some say extra lean. Does low cal mean its healthy? How bout if it has the word "healthy" on the label? Does it really mean it is? Could I get the product for myself just because it says it IS healthy? I didn't know what to get... I left the store overwhelmed, confused, and depressed.

How I found out I had Diabetes

A few weeks ago my daughter got married. I was so happy that day. But I felt like crap. After the wedding comes the reception. I was sooo hungry. I pigged out. On the menu was finger foods. There was raw veggies and ranch dip. cheese wrapped with ham. Potato chips. and a assortment of every kind of drink you could imagine. mostly the soda variety. But yes there was alcohol there too. But I wasn't interested in that just the darn food. It's a wonder I didin't bust after stuffing what i did down.

But just like all that food came to a end so did my feeling like eating or doing much of anything afterwards. I had such a headache I felt like someone was taking a hammer to the back of my head. Plus I got ill to my stomach. Lost everything I ate. Then all hell broke loose when I got home. Yes I felt better the first couple days after getting home. You always feel better when your at home. Because the wedding was out of town I was very glad to be home. I put everything on the back burner, and just called my ill health a quirk because after all I never even got a chest cold. So I was thinking I was due to get something. So I called it a bug that of all days to get it was on my daughters wedding day. I never gave it another thought.

Two days later I feel like crap again. I felt like I had done a marathon around the world none stop. I was so drained that even going to the bathroom was a chore. One day after that I was in bed. I stayed in bed till my daughter showed up, and took one look at me and said "Mom your going to the hospital." I spent two days in bed till she showed up.

meanwhile on to the hospital I go and as much to my surprise the doctor says you have double pneumonia, and I suspect you have diabetes too. I wasn't even coughing. That doctor floored me. I spent almost five days there while they ran the test on me. They did the fasting glucose diet crap, and the very first finger test they did was 221. Next thing I knew they said they had to get very accurate readings so they started drawing blood after that.

My first doctors visit after going home confirmed the diabetes.

Did I mention that Diabetes sucks?

Diabetes really does suck

I was recently diagnosed with diabetes. God do I hate this. I test four times a day. Watch my diet so far. Plus watch my numbers go up and down like a roller coaster.

I don't understand that much about diabetes. Yes I have gone to the websites with the best info that is suppose to be online. I also came across a few lets say "shady websites" That I wouldn't give the time of day too, much less my money. Diabetes doesn't have a miracle cure. I heard about the pump they can "install" but I believe that is for the ones that really have a bad time of it.

The only good news is so far my testing of certain organs is fine. Plus my Doctor said they believe they caught it in the early stages. No I am not over weight like some diabetics. My weight as always is fine. It's just a quirk in that the diabetes runs in my family. Even though I got all this good news that everything is fine blah blah blah... Diabetes still sucks. Stay tuned if you want to hear how I accidentally found out I had this disease.

I did create a chat room. So hopefully maybe I can get more info on diabetes. If you have this crap too, or a family member, or friend that has it then join me here: http://www.starchat.net/chat/index.php?chan=Diabetes

This is java chat so you will have to have java on your box plus accept a small download that is secure I promiss.